Recent content by Steve Booth

Here's a non-hairy candidate. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060873/ Cheers Steve

Where in 15 gallon tree pots, I use exactly the same sort of system, but without the scotch guard pad, which is a good idea. I only remove the low bung in winter. Cheers Steve

They do grow very hot in the wild, but there is a huge, generally wet, thermal mass underneath them to moderate the heat to the roots and rhizome somewhat. If you can keep a reasonable water level in the pot that will definitely help, together with the shade. I am interested to see how it goes...

Looks well at the moment, the heat of the summer will tell I guess, but it should be good. I know nothing of the actions of bunnies or squirrels on plant attacks, other than to say over here in the UK the squirrels don't bother with them and there isn't a rabbit for miles. Is the plant to the...

Judging by those temperatures, if the plants have been outside and are accclimated, any time between now and April will be fine. Cheers Steve

As a rule you will need a minimum of 2/3rds of the pot above the water level, to a maximum depth of 4" or so. any deeper and the soil below the water level won't get any oxygen which will effectively form a no-go area for roots and if the pond is stagnant can form an anaerobic level. Cheers Steve

Agreed more like @Bug Bat' certainly not a minor Okeefenokee. Cheers Steve

Whats the medium? sphagnum and bark chips? Has the pot got holes in? At 90F it shouldn't cause problems if its wet enough. But I have to say it does look like its collapsing. Cheers Steve

Yep, I saw the CPUK post too, it is the best option. Cheers Steve

You are almost bound to get some setback, the plant looks fine and isn't too overcrowded. You could wait till dormancy to get the max out of the plant this year. Cheers Steve

Plants often make phyllodes as a last resort to try and keep photosynthesis going with minimum energy output, the plant needs to make more energy than it expends. However, it looks like it is a gonner I'm afraid. The rhizome looks dead (brown, and corky), lift the rhizome and look to see if it...

OOOerr it does look a bit poorly doesn't it, I would endorse what Andrew has said and suggest that maybe the water level should be kept about 1-2"rather than any deeper as that stops oxygen to the roots. Cheers Steve

Maroon is a S. X chesonii which is a purpurea x rubra hybrid and it will need a little water in the pitchers to help the absorption of nutrients, but not filled as they will fall over. A useful yardstick is, if the pitcher opercullums cover the pitcher they are there to keep water out, but if...

In my mini bogs I drill three hoes, at low, medium and high (say 2” from the top) levels about 3 mm or so and plugged with pieces of wooden skewers, so you can adjust your water levels to suit the weather you are expecting. The low level hole only ever gets openend for winter storage...

Purpurea var purpurea will be fine but the ssp venosa tend to be less cold tollerant I have found over here in the U.K., you may need to provide protection to those. Cheers Steve